was his victory going to break the fever in the republican party? in other words, were republicans, if obama wins going to realize that pure obstructionism wasn't a winning strategy? and i think the initial evidence is no, the fever hasn't been broken. if you look at the fiscal -- the way the fis kas call cliff went down in december, not a very encouraging sign for moving forward. i think, you know, this week, the republicans have decided they're not going to play chicken with the debt ceiling. >> i've spoken to senior republican senators actually who were almost laughing as they said okay, he had his fun with the fiscal cliff, you just wait for what's coming around the corner with the debt ceiling. so i don't really share your optimistic view of what have may happen. let's take a break. jamal, i'll come back and ask you, what have been obama's great triumph of triumphs and g failures and what do you want to see from him in the second term? designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50